Rural transport of food products in Latin America and the Caribbean

FAO AGRICULTURAL SERVICES BULLETIN 155


Rural transport of food products in
Latin America and the Caribbean

 

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)
Rome, 2008

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Table of Contents

Part 1   [580Kb]

    Acknowledgements
    Foreword
    Acronyms and abbreviations
    Introduction

Part 2   [404Kb]

    Rural transport of food products in Central America and Panama
    The situation in Central America and Panama
    Analysis of rural transport systems for food products in Central America and Panama
    Strategies for improving rural agrofood transport

Part 3   [632Kb]

    Food transport in rural areas of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay (Expanded MERCOSUR)
    The current situation
    Analysis of rural food transport systems
    Strategies for improving rural food transport

Part 4   [648Kb]

    Transport of agrofood products in rural areas of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela (Andean Pact)
    The transport situation in the Andean Pact countries
    Analysis of rural transport systems in the Andean Pact countries
    Strategies for improving rural food transport
    Bibliography
    FAO Technial Papers

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